• the album cover for Zara Nelsova - Romantic Cello
1 1

Zara Nelsova - Romantic Cello [CD]

Zara Nelsova - Romantic Cello [CD]

Release Date: /// Brilliant Classics

$29.99 USD
$29.99 USD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.

This invaluable survey of that most Romantic of instruments includes both the classic concertos of the era, by Dvorak and Saint-Saens, as well as a generous selection of encores and showpieces, performed by a variety of cellists from this and earlier generations. Including Zara Nelsova, in whose classic interpretation of the Dvorák one may readily hear the admiration evinced by the composer's friend Brahms who, on hearing the work, remarked that he would have composed a concerto for the instrument himself had he realized the possibilities inherent in a combination that may present certain problems of balance, pitting the mellow voice of the solo instrument against a full orchestra, but that yet may be overcome through a sensitive songfulness that came beautifully and naturally to Dvorak. Brahms, of course, can be considered to have made good his omission with the late flowering of the Double Concerto. His expansive E minor Sonata is here, alongside the deft turns of Mendelssohn's first sonata (in a performance by Luca Fiorentini on a rare Strad cello), as well as more lyrical sonatas by Chopin and Rachmaninoff, treasured by cellists for their juicy melodies and the opportunity to engage with the idioms of composers who largely wrote for the piano. The last disc opens with perhaps the most famous of all cello encores, the Swan, from Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals, which seems perfectly to capture the potential both for melancholy and for imitation of the human voice which places the cello alone among the string family. The most beautiful cello music of Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and many more.

Tracklist:

  1. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro
  2. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
  3. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104: III. Finale, Allegro Moderato
  4. From The Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: V. Silent Woods
  5. Rondo In G Minor For Cello & Orchestra, Op. 94
  6. Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht Zu Schnell
  7. Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam
  8. Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr Lebhaft
  9. Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro Non Troppo - II. Attaca. Allegretto Con Moto - III. Tempo I
  10. Élégie, Op. 24
  11. Kol Nidrei, Adagio For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 47
  12. Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op. 33
  13. Cello Sonata In A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
  14. Cello Sonata In A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
  15. Cello Sonata In A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio Cantabile – Allegro Vivace
  16. Cello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 45: I. Allegro Vivace
  17. Cello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 45: II. Andante
  18. Cello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 45: III. Allegro Assai
  19. Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro Non Troppo
  20. Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto
  21. Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro
  22. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 65: I. Allegro Moderato
  23. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 65: II. Scherzo. Allegro Con Brio
  24. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
  25. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale. Allegro
  26. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: I. Lento - Allegro Moderato
  27. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: II. Allegro Scherzando
  28. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
  29. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: IV. Allegro Mosso
  30. The Carnival Of The Animals: XIII. The Swan
  31. Goyescas, Act 1: Intermezzo
  32. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
  33. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, Leicht
  34. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer
  35. 14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise
  36. Pezzo Capriccioso In B Minor, Op. 62 (Andante Con Moto)
  37. The Golden Cockerel, Act 2: II. Hymn To The Sun
  38. 6 Pieces, Op. 51: VI. Valse Sentimentale In F Minor (Tempo Di Valse)
  39. Introduction And Polonaise Brillante In C Major, Op. 3
  40. Seven Spanish Folksongs: I. El Paño Moruno
  41. Seven Spanish Folksongs: II. Nana
  42. Seven Spanish Folksongs: III. Canción
  43. Seven Spanish Folksongs: IV. Polo
  44. Seven Spanish Folksongs: V. Asturiana
  45. Seven Spanish Folksongs: VI. Jota
  46. Cello Sonata, L.135: I. Prologue. Lent
  47. Cello Sonata, L.135: II. Sérénade. Modérément Animé
  48. Cello Sonata, L.135: III. Finale. Animé

UPC: 5028421949345
Label: BRILLIANT CLASSICS
Release Date: 2.24.15
Format: CD

View full details